Research Catalog

Title

Isamu Noguchi / [editors, Fabienne Eggelhöfer, Rita Kersting, Florence Ostende].

Author

Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988

Publication

Munich : Prestel, 2021.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Eggelhöfer, Fabienne
• Kersting, Rita
• Ostende, Florence
• Barbican Art Gallery, host institution.
• Museum Ludwig, host institution.
• Zentrum Paul Klee, host institution.
• Lille métropole musée d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut, host institution.

Description

315 pages : color illustrations, portraits, facsimile; 28 cm

Summary

Certain to become the definitive book on Noguchi's multidisciplinary career, this publication accompanies the first major touring European exhibition on the Japanese-American artist in twenty years, which will travel from London's Barbican Art Gallery to Cologne's Museum Ludwig and the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern. It encompasses the entirety of the artist's work in sculpture, ceramics, photography, architecture, design, as well as his playscapes, gardens and stage sets for modern dance and theatre performance. This survey explores his creative process and lesser-known aspects of his practice, his engagement with a wide range of mediums and cultures, and his innovative achievements over six decades. Brimming with stunning imagery and contributions from an international range of authors, this book helps readers grasp the diversity and patterns of Noguchi's work both in situ and in galleries. Archival photographs of the artist's studios offer glimpses into his experimental attitude towards sculpture. Themes of harmony and dissonance, which were central to Noguchi's practice, are explored in a series of essays that consider the artist's dual heritage, the Japanese American experience, his worldwide travel and his many influences. The book examines the cultural diversity of Noguchi's practice as he addresses themes such as identity, history, and politics. It also pays tribute to Noguchi's fruitful collaborations with creatives from a range of industries, such as R. Buckminster Fuller, Martha Graham and Louis Kahn. Throughout the monograph Noguchi's own words provide a critical backdrop towards understanding an artist who embraced many schools of thought, and whose entire life and career set an example for partnership and cooperation across artistic, political and cultural boundaries. Exhibition: Barbican Art Gallery, London, UK (30.09.2020 - 09.01.2022).

Uniform Title

Isamu Noguchi (2021)

Alternative Title

• Isamu Noguchi (2021)
• Noguchi

Subject

• Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988 > Exhibitions
• 1900-1999
• Modernism (Art) > United States > Exhibitions
• Art and society > United States > History > 20th century
• Japanese American sculptors > Biography
• Sculpture, Japanese > 20th century > Exhibitions
• Art, American > 20th century > Exhibitions
• Sculpture, American > 20th century > Exhibitions
• Art, American
• Art and society
• Japanese American sculptors
• Modernism (Art)
• Sculpture, American
• Sculpture, Japanese
• United States

Genre/Form

• Biographies.
• Exhibition catalogs.
• History.

Note

• Statement of responsibility from colophon.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Exhibitions (note)

• Exhibited: Barbican, London, Sept. 30, 2021-Jan. 9, 2022; Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Mar. 26-July 31, 2022; Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Sept. 23, 2022-Jan. 8, 2023; LaM-Lille Métropole Musée d'art modern, d'art contemporain et d'art brut, Apr. 6-July 16, 2023.

Contents

Noguchi in Europe : influences and reception / Rita Kersting and Nana Tazuke-Steiniger -- World consciousness : Isamu Noguchi and R. Buckminster Fuller / Florence Ostende -- Social sculpture : a global phenomenon / Fabienne Eggelhöfer -- What did Noguchi mean by 'space'? / Dakin Hart -- Transnationalism and the work of Noguchi / a conversation between Karen L. Ishizuka, Katy Siegel, Danh Vo, and Devika Singh -- Explorations / photographs by Isamu Noguchi -- Selected travels and studios -- Chronology.

Call Number

JQF 22-1035

ISBN

• 9783791390741
• 3791390740
• 9783791379272
• 3791379275

OCLC

1233030440

Author

Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988, artist.

Title

Isamu Noguchi / [editors, Fabienne Eggelhöfer, Rita Kersting, Florence Ostende].

Publisher

Munich : Prestel, 2021.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Exhibitions

Exhibited: Barbican, London, Sept. 30, 2021-Jan. 9, 2022; Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Mar. 26-July 31, 2022; Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Sept. 23, 2022-Jan. 8, 2023; LaM-Lille Métropole Musée d'art modern, d'art contemporain et d'art brut, Apr. 6-July 16, 2023.

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Added Author

Eggelhöfer, Fabienne, editor.

Kersting, Rita, editor.

Ostende, Florence, editor.

Barbican Art Gallery, host institution.

Museum Ludwig, host institution.

Zentrum Paul Klee, host institution.

Lille métropole musée d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut, host institution.

Spine Title

Noguchi

Research Call Number

JQF 22-1035